General Lee
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The financial condition of this patient is NOT great. It has been going down hill since 9-11. We have seen this occuring, and we have offered some help with many side letters and some pay cut offers too. The main deal here is that for us to be competitive, we need a lot of things to change, like lease rates on our aircraft. United is currently paying 737 lease rates on their 747-400s. That, along with their huge employee pay cuts, makes them more competitive and able to charge lower fares. Had we given the company $1 billion a year from the pilots right off the bat, other players in this game, like the lenders, vendors, and leasors, might not have played along---thinking "Hey, the pilots have given a large amount--so we don't have to...." And then, 1 year later, we would have been back in the same situation if something else went wrong--like invading another Middle East country or more terrorism. We recognized that we needed help from everyone, and Grinstein agreed. It is my feeling that we already have most the negotiating done with the company, and that we are waiting for the creditors etc. to also agree to some. We have a lot to lose, and we all know it. I haven't flown with one Captain who has stated "full pay to the last day....." Nope.
Also, isn't it strange that the other non-union employees, who don't have a contract etc, won't get their 10% pay cut until Jan 1st, 2005? Why wouldn't that go into effect sooner, since we obviously need the money and they have no contracts to negotiate?
Bye Bye--General Lee
PS--Rumple, You really need to watch out when creating a title----that one is inflamatory to say the least. If you don't know what you are talking about, then don't create a title like that. I bet you can't change it, right?
Also, isn't it strange that the other non-union employees, who don't have a contract etc, won't get their 10% pay cut until Jan 1st, 2005? Why wouldn't that go into effect sooner, since we obviously need the money and they have no contracts to negotiate?
Bye Bye--General Lee
PS--Rumple, You really need to watch out when creating a title----that one is inflamatory to say the least. If you don't know what you are talking about, then don't create a title like that. I bet you can't change it, right?
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